Add an MCP server
Open a project folder in Studio, or connect a prebuilt server.
Studio works on one or more MCP servers at a time. Each one you add becomes a project in Studio, shown in the project card at the top of the sidebar. When you open a project, Studio starts the server, connects to it, and loads its tools, resources, prompts, and tasks.
Open a project folder
Choose the folder
In the project card, choose Add / Manage Projects. Select your project's folder, the one that contains package.json, and click Connect.
Check the connection
The project card shows the project's name and three fields. Status reads Connected once Studio has reached the server. Transport shows how it's connected, usually STDIO for a local project. Watch shows whether Studio reloads the server when you save a file.
Explore what it offers
Open App Canvas to see everything the server exposes, or go straight to Tools to run one.
If the status doesn't change to Connected, run npm run build in the project folder and fix any errors it reports, then try again. Logs shows what the server printed while it started.
Connect a prebuilt server
Studio's marketplace connects well-known MCP servers in one step, such as GitHub, Figma, Linear, Jira, Supabase, and Vercel. These servers run elsewhere, so you don't need their code. If a server requires you to sign in, Studio handles the OAuth flow and keeps the credentials on your machine; see Authentication.
Work with several servers
You can connect several projects at once. Each keeps its own session, and you switch between them from the project card. In All mode, Studio combines the tools of every connected project, so a single chat can use them together. This is useful when your app relies on another server, for example your own server plus GitHub.
Next steps
App Canvas
See your whole server on one screen.
Configuration
Watch mode, theme, and chat settings.
Authentication
Sign in to servers that need credentials.
Create an MCP server
Start a new server instead.
Watch the video
Check out the video for a walkthrough of everything on this page.